Cooking utensil



Feb. 13, i923. 1,445,457.

P. SIMON.

COOKING UTENSIL.

FILED FEB. 9. 1922.

`" STATES PETER SIMON, F BINGHAMTON, YORK.

`COOKING* UTENSEIL.

Application led February 9, 1922. Serial No. 535,330.

To all whom it may concern.'

Beit known that I, PETER SIMON, a citizen of Czecho-Slovakia, residing .at Binghamton, in the count i of ABoone and Stateot New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cooking Utensils, of -which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to' certain new and useful improvements in cooking utensils and has particular reference to a cooking vessel embodying inner and outer containers, the wall of the inner vessel in the container beprovided with a plurality of perforations to permit of a free circulation of fluid from one container to another.

The primary object of the invention resides in the provision of a. cooking vessel embodying inner and outer containers with devices fr'holding the container in spaced relation, the inner container being provided with a plurality of perforations, while cooperating devices carried by the two containers permit the inner container to be sup- -ported in an elevated position within the outer container and also removing the con.

tents thereof without the necessity of entirely removing the inner container from the outer container.

With the above general objects in view and others that will appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, the same consists of the novel form, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described, shown in the accompanying drawing and claimed.

In the drawing, wherein like reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several'views, A

`Figure 1 is a vertical cross sectional view of a cooking utensil constructed in, accordance with the present invention showing the inner container having supporting feet resting upon the bottom wall of the outer container. Figure 2 is a cross sectional view similar to Fig. lshowing the inner container raised to its elevated position and supported by cooperating devices HH'SSUED glure 5 is a detail sectional view show- Fi ing t e supporting pins carried by the inner container for engaging the racks carried by the outer container.

Referring more in detail to the accompanying drawing there is illustrated a cooking utensil embodying a container having a cylindrical side wall l and bottom wall 2. with a cover 3 removalbly mounted thereon. An inner container embodying a cylindrical side-wall 4 and a bottom wall 5 is disposed within the outer container l and retained in spaced relation by the supporting feet 6 carried by the bottom of the container. As illustrated the side and bottom walls of the inner container are provided with a. plurality of perforations 7vto permit the free circulation of iuid from. the outer receptacle to the inner receptacle.

Means is provided for holding the inner receptacle in an elevated position,l the same comprising a pair 'of op-positely disposed u pwardly converging racks, each embodying a pair of inclined arcuate racks 8 having at the meeting point or apex thereof a socket 9, a. stud or guard projection 10 carrie-d by the inner wall of the outer container 1' overlying the socket 9, the racks 8 being diametrically secured to the inner faces of the outer container l as clearly shown in Figs. 2 and 3. As shown in Fig. 5, a pin 1l projects laterally of the inner container 4 adjacent the lower end thereof, the pin carrying a rotatable colla-r 12 for riding upon the upwardly converging rack 8 for the purpose of reducing friction between the relatively moving parts.

With the inner container 4 in the position shown in Fig. 1, the cover 3 of the outer container is removed and the handle or bale carried by the inner container is grasped to slightly elevate the inner container and position the pins 11 diametrically carried by the inner container for engagement with its associated rack 8. vContinued rotation of the inner container 4 will cause the pins to ride upon the upwardly converging racks 8 until the ame reach the apex of the inclined racks whi e the guards or lugs 1() prevent accidental disengagement or removal of the inner receptacle from the outer receptacle when the same is supported in an elevated lfor the free circulation uses, such as cooking or washing clothes, the

same being employed where it is desired to space the contents of the inner container from the wall of the outer container, the perforations in the inner container providing of'iuid. When the device is used as a cooking utensil the inner container may be raised to its elevated osition and water contained'therein permltted to drain through; the perforations, while clothing# to be washed placed in the inner container will be permitted to drain off excess water when the inner container is elevated. While there is herein shown and described the preferred'embodiment of the present invention, it is nevertheless to be understood that minor changes may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope thereof.

What is claimed as new is l. ln a vessel of the type described, inner and outer containers, the inner container having a. plurality of perforationsover the side and bottom walls thereof, upwardly converging racks diametrically secured to the inner Wall of the container, and laterally i projecting pins carried by the inner container adapted to ride upon said racks during the elevation of the inner container, the

apices of the racks having depressions there- 'in for supporting the pinsnpon the inner of the inner container, the apices of the racks having depressions therein forl supporting the pins npon the inner container, to maintain the latter in an elevated position, and

guard lugs carried'by the face4 of the outer container' overlying the depressions to prevent removal of the inner container from the outer container.

3. In a cooking utensil of the vtype described, inner and outer containers, cooperating devices carried by thel adjacent faces of the containers adapted to cause the elevation of the inner container when the inner container is rotated, said cooperating devices 'including upwardly converging racks carried by vices including' upwardly converging racks carried by the inner face of the outer con' tainer, each of said racks havingla socket in the upper end thereof to receive the pins carrledby the inner container to hold the latter in an elevated position.

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the inner face of the outer container, 'and pins laterally projecting from the inner 

